Iraqi Disinformation

Cynthia Tucker thinks people should be concerned about the White House disinformation campaign about Saddam Hussein supposed ties to the September 11 terrorist attacks. She explains the problem:

Do you believe that Saddam Hussein had a hand in the terrorist atrocities of Sept. 11? If you do, you have a lot of company: About two-thirds of Americans, according to a recent Pew Research poll, believe Saddam is linked to the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

That's not surprising. The Bush administration has worked very hard over the last several months to convince Americans that Saddam is linked to the assault that killed more than 3,000 people last year. They've succeeded despite what ought to be a very difficult obstacle:

There's absolutely no proof that it's true.